opened them up and closed them. let's look at tony perkins to see what today brings weather wise. >> good morning to you and everybody. this morning the rain showers are pushing out. the only areas where we're seeing shower are well off to the east. it is rather windy. let's look at your radar. this radar overplaying it a bit but the heaviest rain is now off the coast so that is good. going to still see rain showers move through portions of southern and eastern maryland. that is about it as it takes it's time to move out of here. current temperatures across the region, we continue to see temperatures fall. here in the district it's 50 degrees. look how old it is out to the west. 39 degrees in pittsburgh. 37 in columbus. 32 at the freezing mark in chicago. now here is a look at the wind speeds. winds blowing at 21 miles per hour in the district, gusting up to 28 miles per hour.

so a breezy start to the day. and clouds this morning but sunshine later on. breezy and much cooler. high only around 60-61 degrees today. that's a look at the weather. now here is an update on traffic from julie wright. if you're traveling the outer loop of the beltway you'll find lanes open leaving 95 toward georgia avenue. also on the outer loop, no problems to report living the springfield interchange in the direction of the wilson bridge. and slow leaving duke street on 395. lanes are are open out of germantown, falls road to the split. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. it has been a long and difficult night for rescue crews searching for survivors in the deadly mine blast in west virginia. >> conditions underground became too dangerous so crews had to back out, frustrating in

the rescue efforts. craig boswell joins us live from raleigh county. craig, good morning. >> reporter: as you mentioned, a double dose of disappointing news this morning. not only did they have to pull both teams out, but they also checked one of the two refuge chambers they wanted to check and there was no one inside. and they'll drill a hole and drop cameras down into the area where they think the other chamber is and try to see if there is someone else inside as a last ditch efforts. moments ago we heard from the governor and hear is what he had to say. >> one chamber has been checked. the chamber by the -- right here that has a visual. it was not deployed and it was in tact and not deployed so we know there was nobody in that

chamber. so we have that one more chamber left to check. >> when they broke the plain and went in the four connecting entries, we have smoke and the smoke is traveling from this side toward the long wall face indicating that we have a fire somewhere. >> reporter: and the thing is they don't know exactly where the fire is. that smoke was a complete surprise to them this morning. reason they had to pull the crews back out. again they are not sending the crews back in. what they have to do now is drill holes and try to stick a camera down in there. the microphone and listening equipment as a last ditch effort in the last place they believe the four missing miners may be. >> when we heard from the governor and kevin strickland 30 minutes ago and i know they've exhausted but you're starting to sense from them it seems like the frustration is really starting to set in at this point. are you picking up on that? >> reporter: certainly. and another thing you pick up

is that this has been a rescue operation from day one and now without saying so they are starting to indicate that it's quickly becoming a recovery operation. >> very disappointing. craig bosswell, thank you very much. they do still have a few hours left before any hour supply would run out and that would be running through this afternoon. and the hunt is on for a missing potomac man. 86-year-old william henrehan junior walked away from the national medical center in bethesda 4:00 p.m. yesterday and then spotted at georgia avenue entrance to the walter read medical center. he was last seen wearing an army hat and gray and bound suede jacket. we have more details this morning on a man who caused a scare in the skies. how his next flight now will be out of the country but he won't face any charges here for smoking in the plane's bathroom

and then making a joke about terrorism. this all happened on a flight from d.c. to denver. al mad audi was on his way to check on a terrorist. >> reporter: he is a junior diplomat at the qatary embassy in washington and accused of smoking a cigarette on a flight from reagan national to denver on wednesday night and joking that he tried to light his shoes on fire when caught by the flight crew. >> this is a very serious issue. any of us who travel are airlines are reminded of that every time we take off. >> but he is a diplomat and has diplomatic immunity and will not face charges for the incident witnessed by this woman. >> some man got mad and he was chuckling about it. >> and he was brought to a

hotel in denver where we were able to determine what had happened. >> reporter: the qatary embassy ordered him to go to the colorado prison to speak with a terrorist. he pled guilty last year to conspiring to support terrorism. diplomats often visit foreigns held in the united states to make sure they are being treated well. >> and our counselors do it and two americans incarcerated in other countries and it is something they do. >> reporter: qatar is along the persian gulf near saudi arabia. he was supposedly brought home on a united airlines flight from denver to dulles thursday afternoon but not among the passengers we greeted at

arrivals. the qatar ambassador said he will leave the country within hours and where he's going to isn't clear. either home to qatar or to another country to again serve as a diplomat. bob barnard, fox 5 news. it is 7 minutes past the hour right now on this friday afternoon. the qatar ambassador said he should leave the country today. anybody else who would pull this stunt would likely still be in jail so we'll take later this morning about diplomatic immunity and if this case sets any precedence for more disruption on flights. now to some of the other big stories we're following this friday. two former top executives of fannie mae face questions about the company's role in the housing boom and the eventual bust. this is the third day of hearings as the government tried to examine the cause of

the financial crisis. on thursday the panel scolded robert rubin at the citigroup company about how they handled things when he was a top executive there. and today mayor adrian fenty will deliver his fourth state of the district. this speech comes after three years of reforms resulting in stronger schools and safer streets. he'll deliver the address from the new dean wood rec center in northeast at 10:30 this morning. some are calling the g-45 a snuff by israel. but some streets will shut down. sherry joins us with the streets to avoid. >> reporter: good morning. remember the president's inauguration and what a nightmare everything was then. well this could actually be worse. we haven't seen this kind of security and road closures since then. but we do know this metro stop at the convention center will

be closed and roads will be shut down. you can see the barricades they have there ready to go. as for traffic, imagine a presidential motorcade and then multiply that by more than 40 other heads of state and that gives you an idea how bad the traffic might be. the summit follows the signing yesterday between a treaty between the u.s. and russian. the u.s. senate and russia's parliament must approve and next up is the g-45 nuclear summit here in d.c. the gathering of world leaders will bring security to city. late sunday evening the secret service will begin tightening security around the d.c. convention center where the summit will be. the mount vernon metro stop will close for the area. new york and massachusetts avenue around the convention center will be closed and everything from k. street to q

street and 7th to penn street. anything in the perimeter will be asked for identification and their bags checked. >> we pay attention to what goes on around the world and the last thing we need is to take anything for granted when it comes to security. so even on a daily basis we ask our officers to check credentials and verify people in uniforms or in service vehicles. it's just good security. >> reporter: now anyone near the perimeter who also looks suspicious will be stopped and asked for identification and possibly have their bags searched as well. all of the roads around here will remain closed until the very last of the dignitaries leaved on tuesday night so this will last for nearly three days. now unlike the inauguration when the city pretty much shut down, this is a normal work day for most of the washingtonians around here and that means things will be even worse. officials are urging federal workers to take some leave, work from home and do whatever

you can to avoid being around here. live at the convention center, sherry ly, fox 5 news. coming up on 11 minutes past the hour right you no. if you've been spending the days sneezing and wheezing because of the pollen out there, you are not a loan. we are one of the worst placed in the country for allergies rights now. coming up next on fox 5, what you can do to ease that pain. many love to watch him hit the ball and that's at the end of the day what they want. >> tiger tees off in augusta and where he stands after round one of the masters.  ♪

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two astronauts from the discovery are doing their first of three space walks outside of

the international space station that will happen today. they'll remove a new ammonia tank and disconnect the old tank that provided the cooling system. this is the first time ever that four women are in orbit together. and i suspect they'll got a lot done, because that's how we women are, so efficient and multi tasking. the weather may have rained on the parade here, but for allergy sufferers are happy. >> pollen count exceptionally high. the second highest day they've seen in the past years. they used the device in silver spring spring to calculate the pollen count. >> we do the best we can. it's sort of years ago from an artform into a science and it gives us a good estimate per cubic meter of air.

>> here we are in the second week of april hitting astronomical numbers. >> experts suggest showering at night to get the pollen off the your nose and flush your nose at saline and stay inside when pollen is at its worse in the morning, but if you're like my daughter, skylar, she's suffering. she's in school, at recess, she has to get to the bus stop. easy to stay inside. >> i called too late because i was going to have them keep my son inside but i called too late. >> but it's better today. and it's warmer. >> it is. as you're saying this i want to sneeze. it's better today. but slowly over the course of the weekend it will get worse and worse again. >> go ahead and sneeze, tony. >> we had allergens in here too. >> oh, yeah. >> and right now at reagan national it is currently 50 degrees. relative humidity 54%. the winds are part of the

story. winds out of the north at 15 miles per hour so a breezy start to the day. barometric pressure on the rise now. here is a look at the satellite radar. now we have the rain showers. some of you are still seeing rain off to east but this has been tracking to the north and east throughout the course of the last 12 hours really. so it is moving out of here. we are left with some clouds. we're left with some rain in eastern maryland and southern maryland, places like that. but it is pushing out during the next couple of hours. here is a look at the whole system and that is your cold front. that's causing the rain, the wind and the cooler temperatures that are going to be with us for the next couple of days. here is your five-day forecast. high today 61 degrees. i think that the weekend will be nice. saturday, a lot of sunshine and 65. that's not bad. that's where we should be for this time of year. sunday we'll add 9 degrees to that. how about that, that will warm you up a little bit but not crazy like in the 90s. things look good for the next

several days. do enjoy. >> thank you, tony. let's go to julie wright and look at traffic. >> this is going back to the weather guy question, but did we have pollen when we were kids, i don't remember it that much. >> yesterday and wednesday were bad. but it varies from year to year. they say washington is one of the worst places for pollen because of the variety of trees if you live here for any length of time, even if you don't have allergies, you're likely to develop them. >> oh, okay. >> it's probably gotten worse for you over the years. >> no, i'm okay. believe it or not. maybe it has something to do with where i grew up, close to the water. >> maybe. >> well i hope everybody feels better. >> thank you. >> poor things. taking you out on the roads right now, nothing to cure this. this is the drive along 395 and as you continue northbound slow from edsel toward duke street. more delays over the 14th

street bridge. 95 busy out of woodbridge and again with the delays of springfield to 395. off of the dulles toll road, traffic off the greenway all the way in towards the beltway. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. if you are wondering how tiger woods would fair at the masters after five months away from the game, how about with his lowest opening round ever in 16 masters appearances. not bad. >> the world's greatest golfer called that for a money. two shots off the lead. a look at day one of tiger's return. >> reporter: from the practice range to the clubhouse, to the first tee. [ applause ] >> reporter: the patrons at augusta national emphatically welcome the world's number one player back to the game for his first competitive round in 144 days. >> the reception was incredible all day, from the time i went to the putting green to putt

and the range and back to the putting green, off to the first tee and then pretty much all day, it was just incredible. >> reporter: high above the first round of the masters, tiger's reception was a little less welcoming. airplane messages viewed by everybody on the ground except for one person. >> i didn't see it. >> reporter: a day after augusta national chairman had harsh words for tiger. >> our houro did not live up to the expectations for our children. >> i was disappointed in myself too. >> reporter: tiger was short and to the point in his post round press conference and he's once again making headlines for his behavior on the golf course. >> what did it mean to you? >> it meant i'm two shots off the lead. that's what it means. >> reporter: in augusta, i'm buck lanford, fox sports. >> and he said he was going to

go out and win this thing and after the first round it's certainly a possibility. don't count him out. it is 50 degrees at 7:20. i have to look away for the time and the temperature, but coming up a former producer of survivor under investigation after his wife turned up dead. the full story coming up next after the break. and on a bit of a lighter note. the international franchise expo going on this week. and why you might want to bring your kids. fox 5 morning news continues after the break. 7:21. 

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new this morning, a u.s. air force tilt rotear aircraft crashed in the southeastern province of kabul, killing three service members and one government contractor. the cause of the crash is under investigation. a taliban commander claims his forces shot it down.

the cv-22 aircraft takes off and lands as a helicopter but it's engines roll forward in flight allowing it to fly faster than a standard helicopter. thousands of people are gathering to mourn the victims of this week's revolt in the central asian nation of kyrgyzstan. new unrest broke out overnight. police killed 75 anti- government demonstrators who demanded the country's president step down. an opposition coalition has formed new interim government and will rule until elections are held in six months. a former producer for the cbs show survivor now being investigated in connection with his wife's death. bruce ber es-ford red man was arrested. mexican officials say he's been released but is not allowed to leave the country. sources say they saw the couple

fighting the night before she went missing. and markkerig and will be tried for manslaughter and sources say he gathered his father around the throat in a drunken rage and started choking him. they don't blame him for the death. and it was ruled that the heart condition was came on by the fight and that's how he died. and bandits busted into where pembroke in and made off with cash. that's coming up next on fox 5 morning news. then the man at the center of a terrorism scare walks away without being charged because of diplomatic immunity. a expert will break down the rights that a diplomat has and why they have them. it's 7:26. a waffle iron? nooo. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

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police say they are making progress in their investigation into two separate shootings in howard county. the shootings happened earlier this week, minutes apart and a mile away from each other in laurel. two people facing charges in connection with the shootings. in one case a man is charged with setting up a meeting that turned into a robbery and a

woman is charged with being accessory after the fact to attempted murder. a 14-year-old boy has been charged with 41 counts for last week's drive-by shooting in southeast. four people were killed. the teenager faces four charges of murder, attempted murder. he was also driving and he's also charged with reckless driving and driving without a permit. six men behind bar this is morning in connection with two home invasion robberies in fairfax county. both times the suspects are accused of barging in on card games. the investigation started when four men were detained in rockville for a traffic violation and drug charges. officers were then able to link them to a home invasion in birk last month. and the other suspects had masks and guns but they took cash, credit cards and jewelry. they are connected to a similar home invasion in centreville ten days earlier. some of the victims were at both of the robberies.

7:30 right now. we really change gears and getting to weather for this friday and the weekend. >> sure do. i think it will be a decent weekend. we will have cooler temperatures but i think most folks will enjoy the weather we're going to have. let me show you the temperature trend graphic. you remember earlier in the week we had temperatures in the 90s. we set records of some of the area airports. well we're done with that now. today we expect our high to only be in the low 60s. about 61 degrees. but tomorrow mid-60s which is really where we should be for this time of year. sunday we're up again, 74 degrees. and monday a high near 70. not a bad weekend but not as hot as it has been. temperatures around the region, and we take a look in the district now. we're at 50 degrees. many of you are in the 40s. 46 in gaithersburg, 46 in frederick. 50 in quantityic off. annapolis at 53 degrees. a cooler start to the day and it will be a cooler day. i think you'll really feel it

tonight when the temperatures will drop off fairly significantly. satellite composite, we have had the rain shower that's came through and pretty good thunderstorms come through and that is tracking to the north and east. we still see rain activity and showers across central portions of the chesapeake bay and eastern portions of maryland. you're continuing to deal with rain showers but we are not seeing the thunderstorm activity any more. there is whole system. this is a cold front and it has come through. behind the front much colder air. out to the west in ohio, indiana, illinois, temperatures are in the 30s out there. here is your forecast for us for today. early clouds, give way to afternoon sunshine and breezy. much cooler and 61 degrees for your high today. those winds out of the northwest, 10-15, up to 20 miles per hour this morning and gusting higher than that. then for tonight, this is going to be part of the story where you don't think you'll like it. partly cloudy and cool to cold overnight. in town low to 42 and some in

the 30s tonight in the suburbs. five-day forecast, we showed you the weekend and things look good then and the start of the next workweek we look dry with temperatures above normal. that's a look at the weather. now let's go to julie wright with an update on traffic. >> so it will be chilly when you leave the caps game tonight. snuggle up to slap shot on the way out of the door. >> and hopefully you'll be warm from the wind. >> we'll fly south for a little while longer. we'll be back in june. >> you can't do that. >> that's right. because we have to go to the playoffs. >> you have to be here for that. on the roads right now, we have lanes open with no accidents to report traveling down south at the wilson bridge. 270 is behaving nicely out of germantown toward rockville. they are checking for a crash along 270 near 28 in rockville. not sure if it's north or southbound so we'll keep you posted on what they find in the next report. new york slow past bladensberg.

and slow again north capitol street to third street tunnel. no problems from springfield to duke street but a brief delay across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. he joked about terrorism, sent fighter jets scrambling but will not face any charges. mohammed al mod audi tried to smoke in the bathroom and then made a sarcastic joke about trying to set his shoes on fire. but he dodged the charges because of diplomatic immunity. joining us to talk about the law protecting diplomats, jacob frankel. is there anything because of the diplomatic ip community that he held? >> because of his position in the qatar embassy, the answer is no. what really happened here with the qatar government bringing

him home quickly, that was the easiest way to take a situation, particularly when you're talking about a country that is a partner in america's fight against terrorism, who acted much more out of arrogance and stupidity than anything else and basically said, we cannot let this public relations disaster fester. again, bottom line, took him home and that was the ultimate outcome. best the u.s. could have done had it been a different government is to say no, we're going to keep him here. the u.s. could have declared him persona nongreata and kept him here. >> and there will be no request for restitution. but as a former federal prosecutor, a couple of things stand out here. one, the gentleman who is -- caused this is gone. the other passengers who were on the plane, they were delayed

for hours. the one person said we got home at 2:00, 3:00 in the morning after they had to search our luggage. they scrambledf-16s at a huge cost and the cost to taxpayers somewhere between $50 to $100,000. is it maddening as a prosecutor to not be able to do anything about this. >> your darn right it is. as a prosecutor when someone breaks the law, particularly in this case almost flaunts the law and using arrogance as opposed to exhibiting humility, you want to bring the charge and set an example in a case like this and we're a diplomatic -- when that diplomatic immunity sets in, it's frustrating. and yet somehow that same level of immunity that protects foreign diplomats in the united states also protects american diplomats who are overseas. >> and that's why there is

hesitancy to make changes and also protects our folks in other countries. granted the laws were set 50 years ago. we didn't deal with terrorism back then. is it time for a change? >> there is always an opportunity to revisit the laws. you're right. it was 1961 when the actual treaty was created that sort of globally governors this notion of diplomatic immunity and we were not thinking about terrorism and many other offenses back then. but at the same time, that's one of the reasons that americans train their diplomats so well in terms of how to conduct themselves and other governments may or may not. and often when people are pushed to the point of reaction and confronted by law enforcement, as we just saw in this incident, they will do stupid things. but at the end of the day it's the responsibility of the home government to react. and interestingly, when you start talking about this notion

of diplomatic immunity and the role of diplomacy, i as a prosecutor always wanted to be able to conduct an investigation within the u.s. embassy overseas because if i could bring somebody else into the embassy to testify in an investigation, then they were on u.s. property. i could then use that much more effectively here in the united states. so there are a lot of issues that come into place where it might make sense to protect conduct, it won't happen. >> and i have to ask another question and with a condensed answer, and if i would have done that, if i would have smoked or made a joke about a bomb threat on a plane, i would have been charged and facing hefty penalties. just because this is a diplomat, does this in any way set any precedent against prosecuting the next person if they try to do this if they

don't have diplomatic immunity? >> not at all. anybody without diplomatic immunity, there would have been a case out there. it would have been united states versus that person's name. a half a million dollars in rolex watches stolen in broad daylight. wait until you see how the thieves disguised themselves. and plus the salahis first big social appearance since the state dinner back in november. they were invited, but wait until you hear who was kicked out. fox 5 morning news continues after the break. ♪

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a jewelry store heist caught on tape in florida. last month three men went in a wheelchair and another disguised as a woman walked into the store in coral gables. the man in a wheelchair jumped

up and sprayed mace at a security and the three smashed the glass cases and made off with half a million dollars in rolex watches. police hope someone will recognize the suspects from this video. who could forget the white house party crashers. the salahys. they were invited guests at a party in adams morgan. >> but the problem was a paper was not. even though they went ahead and purchased tickets online but they were still kicked out and they got the boot as the salahis were making their way inside and they did manage to snap a photo of the couple walking in. >> what is that about? >> getting a picture in the paper. >> the other thing that was interesting is the reliable

source said the party was underpopulated is how they said it. >> that's might be why they didn't want the press there. >> just hire some folks to come in. that's what i do. >> you have to have some money to do that. >> oh, yeah. you could offer them food. >> all of the media would show up. we've got cool conditions outside. breezy conditions as well. but the rain is pushing out of here. let's tack a look at what is happening with the weather conditions around the area. here is a look at the current temperatures. 50 degrees right now in washington, d.c. 49 degrees at dulles airport. 50 in baltimore. 54 in ocean city, harrisonburg, 39 degrees at this hour. our winds are gusting up to 22 miles per hour in the district. 26 mile-per-hour at patuxent naval air station. 22 in baltimore. so quite the breezy morning. here is what is happening. that cold front we've been

talking about, it has come through. it's really still coming through. out to the east. that's why we still have some rain showers out there. but the front moves off and on the northwesterly winds cooler air makes its way in here. we'll feel it today and we'll really feel it tonight. high today about 61 degrees. morning clouds but afternoon sun, breezy. tonight overnight lows in the low 40s downtown. possibly 30s in the suburbs. tomorrow 65 for the high. monday and tuesday look good as well. that's a look at the weather. more is coming up in just a little bit, the weekend does look good. >> i want to mention something. i don't think we've mentioned, later on this morning, stacy latissa is coming in. i've not seen her in years. i think many people haven't seen her. she still lives in the washington area. >> and we're going to get the story on why. >> that's a good thing. >> she'll be on the show during the 9:00 hour. >> is she going to sing?

>> she's not. we're going to talk to her. >> i'm going to sing her son. >> allison is going to do her interpretation. >> allison, you take the lead and i'll do the backup. >> let's work on it first. >> you have another hour to go. [ laughter ] >> wow. i'm jealous. i want to meet her. good stuff. on the roads you'll find the outer loop of the beltway is slowing between new hampshire and georgia avenue. southbound 270 still in the clear here in germantown. we found that crash. it is southbound at 28 and rockville tieing up the second lane from the left and that is in the main line of southbound 270. no problems to report traveling through northeast washington. new york avenue slows times building to bladensberg road and again at the third street tunnel. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. allison, back to you. >> we're going to work on it. we'll sing walk on a two-way street. >> okay. the housing crisis has hit

many hard and even some who have kept up with their mortgages. one couple found out their home had been sold without their knowledge or consent. it had mistakenly being placed on a foreclosure list. julia harding has more. >> reporter: two days ago, this family felt like the rug had been pulled out from their them. their house was sold and it was not even on the market. >> on tuesday my husband was outside working on his truck and a guy came over to him and i think shook his hand and said hi, i just bought this house. so he's thinking, yeah, right you're joking. so he rang the door bell and my husband says, this guy is the new owner of this house. >> reporter: unbeknownst to them, their home was auctioned off at the jackson county courthouse. their house worth half a million dollars had made it to a foreclosure list.

>> he had the paperwork in his hand and i said oh, my gosh. we get bank of america on the phone and they verify that we are not delinquent, we're not in any foreclosure, no dates of sale has been done, but they didn't say it was a mistake. >> reporter: their mortgage statement shows their monthly payments have been paid on time. >> they sold my house overnight. they need to fix this fast. >> reporter: when i called bank of america, they told me, quote, it appear that's a mistake has been made in this case. they go on to say, we are working diligently to research and rectify the situation as quickly as possible. we apologize to the family for this unfortu mistake, unquote. the family is now relieved but say they'll feel better when the official paperwork is back in their hands. >> thank god it's a nice person that bought our house or else he probably would have put us out. >> unbelievable. fox's julia harding reporting that story.

>> i don't know what is more surprising, the fact that the house is sold out from under them or sold for half a million dollars. and spurred in part by unemployment. >> and might not be able to find a new job. so how easy is it start your own franchise. i think we've thought about if i could only own that mcdonald's or burger king. you can make that happen. >> it's not as easy as sitting an an inflatable thrown. but we are at the franchise business. we'll tell you how to do it coming up next on fox 5 morning news. >> ...berber carpet. it was a whole bowl of stew. nooo. why? i could have saved this one. i could have saved this one. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

many p.m. -- many people have wondered about going out on their own or opening a business. >> some might consider opening a franchise but what does it take to do that. stacy cohan is live at the international franchise expo at the washington convention center with more on that. good morning. >> reporter: do you want your own franchise. a 7-eleven? the key is it has to be your passion. you have to pick a business that matches your passion and there are plenty to choose from here. i'm here with jim massey and

you're the show director and it's really heightened this year. tell me about that. >> we have over 180 exhibiting countries here to show and we have companies here from australia, the united kingdom and all over the united states and for those entrepreneurs out there and those like-minded aggressive, small business people out there, come on down to the show. it's a terrific way to control your own destiny. >> reporter: and the economy has contributed to folks that are perhaps refugees from the corporate world and they are really flocking to franchise opportunities? >> people have been downsized and outsources and laid off from businesses but the good news is the small business owners, anger is not a strategy for them. they're looking to grow themselves out of the economy. and if you want to control your own destiny, work hard, you can make a good living for you and your family. >> reporter: well i'm going to show some folks some of the good living. some of you may have seen me sitting on my inflatable thrown.

this is monkey joes and this is darrell. tell me how you got interested in inflatable jumping things for children. >> monkey joes is entertainment for kids and it's a great place for kids and families to enjoy things outside of the home and rainy day and hot day and gets them off their feet and in front of the tv. >> reporter: and moon bounces and stuff like that. and if you own your own business or franchise, you have to be prepared for something other than 9:00 to 5:00. >> absolutely. it's 24/7. the food delivery might not show up, employees might not show up and you're responsible for everything inside the four walls of that business. >> reporter: but it's exciting. and we played rock music for you earlier. give me a sample for a few seconds, kids. go ahead. [ singing ]

>> reporter: all right, kids. that's great. look at that. i'm interrupting the rock concert. did you like that? we'll have more. and this is the man that helped the kids get so good. and this is school of rock and these are local kids. >> this is school of rock. these are the kids from our vienna school. it's a local franchisee. we have schools coast to coast and we have a school in mexico and we teach children to rock and they are taught by live rock 'n' roll musicians and they perform in live rock venues. >> reporter: what is it like owning a franchise? what do people need to know? you must have a passion for music otherwise you can't do something that consumes this much of your time. >> you should love kids, music, mentoring, putting together shows, networking in the community, local store marketing and business skills and it is fun. >> reporter: make no mistake,

owning a franchise is a business and you need to have knowledge of how to run one of those. >> we do. we look for business skills and many franchisees have a passion for music so it's a great combination. >> reporter: the international franchise show will be here throughout the weekend and i promised them an opportunity to play for you. will you do some more journey for me? i'm a big fan. take it away, kids. [ music ]

>> they have got swagger. >> definitely playing the part. doing it well. >> look for stacy later on. 7:57 on this friday morning. still to come after 8:00, the washington post going out guru looks at fun events taking place this weekend. then we'll go out live to augusta georgia where tiger woods is two shots behind the leader. fans on the ground are supportive of the golfing great but in the sky it was a totally different story. stay with us for that. fox 5 morning news will be right back. 3 minutes before 8:00. 

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more trouble in the west virginia coal mine. rescuers have been pulled from the mission once again after they found fire underground. then get ready for major traffic tie-ups next week as the g 45 nuclear summit comes to washington. city officials say it could be worse than the president obama's inauguration. new bars and restaurants now banned from one of the city's most popular neighborhoods. we'll tell you where and why

still ahead this hour. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. >> and who might you be? >> i'm tony perkins. i have weather news for you. >> i'm excited about it. >> it will be a pretty decent weekend i think. it will be cooler. i know some people want the heat but you'll get it later this summer. let's take a look at what is going on out there. we'll start with satellite radar. showers are dissipating and pushing off to the east. you can see it happening there. in fact what you are essentially seeing to the east, that is the cold front that we've been talking about that has come through. it is still making its way across eastern maryland and it will take a little time for that to push out of there. so we have some rain showers, the heaviest rain is off shore now. it is rather windy out there. winds blowing up to around 15- 20 miles per hour across much of the region this morning. and that is -- pardon me -- we have allergy problems too, folks. that is ushering in cooler air. 50 in washington, 52 in

fredericksberg. and out to the west, cooler. 45 in winchester and 39 in harrisonburg. the winds blowing at 15 miles per hour in washington, and in dulles and baltimore and gusting higher than that. forecast for today, some morning clouds gives way to a lot of sunshine. breezy and much cooler after a high of about 90 a couple of days ago. our high today only 61 degrees. more on the forecast coming up in just a little bit. >> much different than the past couple of days. tony, thank you. >> but the weekends looks good and i'll have that for you shortly. >> checking in with julie. >> i was warming up in the back because we're going to have julie latison. >> i want to hear love on a two- way street but she's not singing this morning, she's talking. >> allison said we were going to sing. >> then i thought maybe we would do it off camera. >> and then steve is going to

do the doo-wop. on the roads not too bad. southbound along 270, the wreck at 28 is cleared. traffic below speed continuing southbound toward falls road and that's it. checking out the cameras out of hyattstown into germantown, looking great. just a small stretch slowing here. and delays on 66 from nutley street to the beltway. bw parkway northbound at 97, a fender-bender leaving nasa goddard. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new this morning, as the nation's capital prepares to host the g 45 summit one ally is skipping it. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is concerned that egypt and turkey may try to turn the summit into an anti- israel event so he's bailing and senting his deputy -- sending his deputy prime minister instead. with more than 40 people

getting together to talk about nuclear events then security will be tight. sherry ly has more this morning about what to expect. >> reporter: well it is no picnic getting around town on a formal work day and now add in the world leaders coming here for the nuclear summit. it could be worse than it was during president barack obama's inauguration. you can see right over here they have all of these barricades ready to go to close off some of the streets around here for dozens of blocks around the d.c. convention center. roads from k. street to q street will be closed and that includes major commuter roads among massachusetts and mount vernon metro stop will close at 9:00 p.m. on sunday and bus lines rerouted. the secret service will take over the convention center sunday evening and begin securing the area and anyone trying to get into the secured perimeter will have to show

identification that they live here or work here. and one of the things to consider, this is something that affects not just this area but around town. you have the 40 world leaders coming from embassies and hotels and they all need to get here and that means motorcades so traffic delays all over town. officials are urging federal workers to take leave if they can on monday and tuesday when the summit is here or work from home or at an alternate location to avoid being downtown. live at the convention center. sherry ly, fox 5 news. back to you. the roads not the only thing being impacted. the mount vernon square metro stop will be closed and streets around the convention center will also be shut down. everything from k. street to q between 7th and 10th streets. parking at a minimum and bus routes alter, all starting sunday night. a fare hike or drop in

services. petro riders believe it comes down to budget woes that grip the transit agency and riders have had their say. they packed into six public hearings. they filled out lengthy questionnaires on how metro should close the gap. many said they should raise off peak fares but not everyone likes that. >> i will start walking. >> you won't pay any more in fares? >> it's already too high. >> raise fares. >> you're willing to pay more? >> absolutely. you need it. >> the next most popular solution to the budget dilemma is to ask local government to kick in. all righters do not want metro -- all riders don't want service trimmed. it's been a long night in west virginia. the conditions underground became dangerous so rescuers

had to come back out of the mine. now hopes diminishing. craig bosswell joins us. some disappointment pod. >> reporter: major disappointment. and that long and difficult night is pushing into today. they had to evacuate the rescue teams from the mine here. the other part of that disappointing news, they got to one of the refuge chambers where they thought the miners could be located and there was no one there. they were headed up to the other refuge chamber, the other last resort place where the miners could be located and encounter smoke. an unexpected fire and they did not get there. this morning, about an hour and a half ago, the governor and kevin strickland with msha brought us up to date on the fire and what is going to be happening next. here is what they had to say. >> the thing that is unknown is

exactly where this fire is at. we don't know if it's from the head gate 22 area or from the in by area toward hole three. and it's a very tough decision, it was to pull the rescue teams out and not put them in harm's way based on that smoke that we saw. >> reporter: tension continues to rise. the frustration is continuing here. instead of sending crews back in, which they cannot do because of the fire, they'll folks on drilling holes. they're going to continue to drill holes down near the area and put a camera down in that area near where the last refuge center is and see if the miners might be inside. keep in mind, it's 1100 feet down they have to drill. they've already drilled feet so there is a long distance yet to go. again, another frustrating and agonizing day for the families of the missing miners to try to determine if they are still alive. and steve, they are clinging to

hope here and still calling this a rescue effort but those hopes are fading fast. >> i know the clock is ticking but trying to stay positive, we are still within the 96 hour window, right? >> reporter: that's exactly right. >> craig boswell for us live in west virginia. thank you. investigators still trying to determine what sparked a huge business fire on old baltimore pike in beltsville. sky fox was above the flames. people heard explosions. it was ammunition going off inside a motorcycle repair shop. the explosion so powerful that the back buckled and the front garage door blown out. it spread to nearby shops. a diplomat from qatar who caused a air scare has to leave the u.s. today. he went into the plane bathroom and tried to light a cigarette from washington, d.c. to denver and then joked about trying to

light his shoes on bomb. he was not charged due to diplomatic immunity but he will be sent back to qatar or another country. time is 9 minutes after 8:00 and we'll see other stories making headlines today, coming up. and a neighborhood told they cannot add any more bars or restaurants. find out why. we'll share. it's now 10 minutes after the hour.

50 degrees right now at 8:13. time for a look at other stories making headline this is morning. police arrested two people in connection to two separate shootings in howard county. one man accused of setting up a meeting where two other suspects would rob the victim, the other is a woman charged with accessory to shooting in laurel. no arrests have been made in the third shooting. a montgomery county police officer killed in an accident

recently will be laid to west. officer hector ayala will be buried. the accident is still under investigation. it will be held at saint peters church in olney. william henrehan junior walked away from the national naval medical center in bethesda around 4:00 p.m. yesterday. he was spotted at the walter reed medical center an hour and a half later. he was last seen wearing an army hat and gray and brown suede jacket. it's 8:14 right now. that means it's time to check in with tony once again for a com of -- for a couple of reasons. >> and mine is the cuteness factor. >> the official name is the my first 5 photo of the day. we have a little one for you. oh, what a cute -- oh, she's in the easter basket. >> she's adorable. >> she's 12 weeks old.

this is lauren celebrating her first easter. >> look at those cheeks. >> isn't she adorable. >> she is really sweet. >> we should just keep that picture up all morning. >> just in a little box like we do sometimes. >> that's a great picture. fits in a basket. we were all that small once. thanks for sending that in. she's beautiful. to send in your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com. and here is what is happening right now. i don't want to take the picture down but we have to. our humidity continues to drop. 48% at the drier air, that is working in from the norm west. winds blowing at 14 miles per hour, gusting up to around 20 miles per hour. barometric pressure on the rise. here is a look at the national map. if you're traveling today, flying across the country, you want to know what you will encounter, not much of anything. relatively quiet conditions across the u.s. the most active weather is in the northeast where we continue to see some

rainfall. and along the mid-atlantic but now moving off the coast, rainfall there and windy conditions. much of the rest of the nation is quiet and precip free. here is a look at the five-day forecast. high today about 61 degrees. breezy and more sunshine later. saturday and sunday, not a bad weekend. sun on saturday, 65 for the high. sunday even better. sunny and mixed with clouds, 74. and as we head into the next workweek, things look good then. that's a look at weather. now let's look at traffic with julie wright. >> so sunny but no cher. >> that's right. >> it's friday. it's just been like that for me today. >> a little odd. >> see what happens when you take away my warm temps. >> we'll get them back. >> not until july. >> no. they'll be back sooner than that. >> okay. good. have a great weekend. if you are traveling around town, lanes are open if you are commuting the top stretch of the beltway leaving college

park through silver spring. the outer loop below speeding leaving 650 toward georgia avenue but all lanes are oh. bw parkway northbound slowing from nasa goddard. 395 crossing the 14th street bridge, no accidents to report on the bridge however eastbound on the free way before the third street tunnel, accident on the narrow right shoulder and that is the focal point for the northbound delay over the potomac. wilson bridge running right along and no problems to report along this stretch. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. new bars and restaurants banned in a popular d.c. neighborhood and that's not sitting well with some business leaders. the city says the 14th and u. street corridor has maxed and keeping new businesses from opening up. roby chavez sorts out both sides of the zoning controversy. [ horn honking ] >> reporter: the 14th and u. street corridor is one of the hottest areas in the city and filled with new restaurants and bars. but no more. this ruling by d.c. r.a. said the area has reached its

capacity and no more permits will be issued for restaurants, diners, bars or carryouts. it's started an uproar. >> i don't favor complete ineligible for any kind of additions and that's what i fear we have at the present time. the door has slammed shut on any businesses -- new businesses at all. and so it's about striking the right balance. >> reporter: the mid city business association is slamming the decision, calling it outdated and harmful. business leaders also say it discourages entrepreneurs and sends the message that d.c. is not business friendly. some residents say the area is big enough for everyone. >> i was thinking in this area, people want to come in and put restaurants and businesses in. there is no reason they shouldn't be able to come in and put places in. it's a great area and it's up and coming and there's to reason to slow that down. >> reporter: over the last five

years this area has blossomed and there are still many storefronts who still need to be developed but many say the growth is a bit much. >> and i plan to move because it's not what it used to be. it's not fun any more. it's not hidden. it's not a speakeasy. >> reporter: there has been measuring done on the storefronts and have determined restaurants and bars have reached the maximum 25% as allowed by zoning. >> people don't want u. street to become bourbon street. people want a measured approach to all of this. but i think we achieve both. >> reporter: this woman lives here and walks her dog shadow every day but she says it might be time to slow things down. >> i hate to put down anybody who wants to open a business right now because the economy needs business but in this neighborhood we've just about reached our limit. >> reporter: roby chavez, fox 5

news. >> in the short-term anybody looking to open up a any restaurant will need to get an exemption and it will take a vote of the city council to change the law. a couple of ticks away from 8:20 on it friday morning. a bunch of maryland lawmakers had to evacuate a bar last night and we'll tell you why when we come back. and several lawmakers that decide banning talking on a cell phone while driving. and we're going old school with a d.c. native making it big. we're talking about stacy latissa. she'll join us. 

the maryland house plans to vote today to ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving. it is part of a national effort to get drivers to put down their electronic devices behind the wheel. the national council estimate cell phone use is responsible for 1.6 million crashes per year. several states are trying to

pass similar crackdowns. tense moments for governor alley. a fire forced the governor and a group of state lawmakers to evacuate a bar in annapolis last night. they were celebrating the end of the first term for state legislatures. they left just as firefighters were hooking up hoses. everyone did get out safely. a maryland state delegate stepping down to step up in his professional life. phil brown took a department of transportation to reduce crashes of large trucks and buses. and today may just be the day wizard start gilbert arenas has been dreading. what is happening when we come back. and also times are tough but it's hard to find a new job so more and more people are opening up their own businesses, franchising. we're going to be live this morning at the international franchise expo with tips on how to successfully become your own

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8:27 right now as we take a look at stories making headline this is friday morning. a u.s. air force tilt rotear aircraft crashed today in afghanistan killing three service members and one government contractors. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. a taliban commander claims his forces shot that aircraft down. al-qaeda is claiming responsibility for a deadly triple suicide bombing in bagdad. for man 40 people were killed in the attack outside of foreign embassies. they called it a new strike into the heart of a security plan in bagdad. amnesty international accusing the u.s. government and gulf coast states of consistently violating the human rights of hurricane victims since hurricane katrina. the the group says the

treatment of victims have prevented poor minority communities from rebuilding. gilbert arenas starts his 30 day sentence for gun charges today. he'll begin with two days at the montgomery county detention center in rockville before heading to a half way house. he was sentenced for bringing an unlicensed gun into the locker room at the verizon center. and coming up on 80:00 and wanting to check in with tucker with a look outside. >> the rain is out of here and breezy conditions and still some clouds but the sunshine will win out and it will be sunny and cool. nice looking afternoon. >> better than rainy. >> and the weekend forecast looks fantastic. should be nice both days. and a nice warming trend into sunday afternoon. let's talk about the satellite radar and talk about the showers. very gusty rains through the overnight hours. rain gusts up to 50-60 miles per hour in some spots. and there goes the rain and the cold front taking with it the cloud cover. we have some lingering clouds here right across the washington area and we'll watch

these fade off to the east very quickly. it's all pushing off necessity -- off now very quickly. and winds out of the north and west and so it will be cool but at least we get rid of the rain and cloud cover here. there is the rain extending from the carolinas up through southern new england. and once we get it out of here, look at what is happening to the we have. not much of anything. high pressure will build in and should be a great couple of days around here. in fact the next several days should be just fine with a lot of sunshine and blue sky out there and low humidity with temperatures a little closer to where they should be. our average daytime high is in the mid-60s, i think 64 and closer to that number over the next couple of days. 54 at reagan national. 46 in gaithersburg. look at the 40s. 49 in dulles. 48 in winchester. so much cooler air today. our high temperatures will only be in the low 60s and you can mix in the winds which are gusting out of the north and northwest at about 24 miles per hour and i think some of us

might want a jacket out there as it will feel a lot cooler than it did in the last couple of days. here is your forecast. early clouds an afternoon sun. breezy and much cooler. high temperature 61 degrees. winds out of the north and west 10-15, gusting to about 20. there is your five-day forecast. if you have out door plans this weekend, things look great. both saturday and sunday temperatures should build up. and other than a cold one tonight, most people should be happy with the low 60s and 70s for the next five days and no rain after this morning. >> nothing to complain about. >> good looking forecast. >> thanks, tuck. now to a serious crash in d.c.'s van necessary neighborhood. a car smashed into a building housing a nail salon last night in the 4400 block of connecticut avenue. investigators believe the driver may have suffered a

medical emergency while behind the wheel. the 65-year-old man's injuries were said to be life- threatening. no one else was hurt. montgomery county is changing the way you pay for parking. you can now do it using your cell phone. just sign up online, dial the number on the meter and then follow the prompts. the county has decided to expand a pilot program in bethesda across the country. the pay-by-cell-phone program will cost you an extra 25 cents every time you use it. right now it's only offered in bethesda but it will go county- wide next year. and this le send you a text when you're meter is about to expire. and metro's board has given preliminary approval to allow users to check your card status and make any changes and will save metro some money. the program should start in july. want to take a couple of seconds to thank the students and staff at mary church

torrell elementary school having me out yesterday. the kids have to make posters of washington women who they made a difference. and i don't know where that came from. and they chose me of one of the women and they made some super fantastic poster for me and that was posted in the school. and the kids there and that's me and and some facts they pulled off. i don't know where they got them. these are facts not on the bio. >> kids are resourceful now. >> they have some thoughtful questions and i had a ball meeting the kids. >> and you had pretty good company when it came to those honored. >> we're talking about the former mayor, sharon brat and mary church terrell and linda crop and there is me. so really, i teared up when i saw that. i shared that with you earlier. but the little ones are just so innocent and their canvass is to clean and they can do

anything they want to do. i always get inspired. >> and learn about the history of d.c. and this country as well. >> exactly. so thanks, kids. it is 8:30. we'll reveal the job of the day. and then if you want to be your own boss. >> we're live at the international franchise show. that's coming up next. stay with us. 

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get a job or get your money back. that's the guarantee from lansing community college in michigan. as the straighten doors the nation's highest unemployment rate, lcc says the students don't get a full time job after a year, they will get a full refund. it's available for pharmacy tech and customer service programs. students have to sign a contract and show a good faith effort to find work. and if you're looking for work check out our job shop on myfoxdc.com. our job of the day is at robert half finance and accounting in reston. it's looking for a director of finance. for more on this job and many others go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab near the top of the home page. with the strugging economy you might be looking for new job opportunities. >> stacy cohan this morning previewing the international franchise expo and it looks like a little bit of everything

down there it morning. >> reporter: last suggest we were rocking it out and moon bouncing and now we're moving to one of the most popular franchising opportunities and that is food. no matter how bad the economy gets, these folks were telling me, people gotta eat. well right here we're with the golden crust. it's a caribbean style franchise. tell me about what it is your franchise offers. >> well we offer a caribbean based authentic cuisine and as a unique food and a brand new business opportunity. you can come in and try our beef catties our oxtail or jerk chicken. it's a brand new savvy business opportunity. >> reporter: i should mention. this is omar hawthorne. now when folks do come down to the show, opening up at 10:00 and you will have food and i think you have some pictures. >> right here we have our jerk wings, vegetable patties, our curry goat as well.

>> reporter: and i understand they have a 300% increase in preregistration for this show this year. are you all getting more inquiries about franchises? >> well with the economic status that we're in right now, people want to come and do business for themselves but not by themselves. and with golden trust it's a brand new unique savvy business opportunity for everyone. >> reporter: and when you run a franchise, this is not a 9:00 to 5:00 job. this needs to be your passion and it takes a lot of time. >> it takes a lot of time and a lot of work. it's a 24/7 job. we have 120 stores and we've been in business for 20 years and franchising for 15 and i think it's a great tonight for anyone out there interested. >> reporter: i was just looking at their pamphlet they have one in hyattsville and one in kateonsville and now we're moving over to ribs. and we've been spelling these this morning. and this is tanya moreno with

shane's rib shack. >> that's right. >> reporter: and that smells wonderful. is this a southern franchise or all over the country? >> currently we are expanding in the southeast but we do have a store close by in alexandria. >> reporter: so tell me about shane's rib shack. what should somebody know if they are interested and tired of working for a company and got laid off, what should they know. >> it is a restaurant industry and it is barbecue and we're leading the segment in fast casual barbecue. it's deaf nay reason all- american type barbecue and not so much regional and today we're featuring our chopped pork and this is a sample of our big dead sandwich which is the grandfather of shane's rib shack, the founder. >> reporter: and where did it start. >> in a small town right

outside of atlanta called mcdonna. >> reporter: and what makes these ribs so special? >> it's the smoking technique that makes it special. and it's definitely a technique we only use and it has a smoke flavor. and when you come into a shanes, you don't leave feeling like an ashtray. >> and we have shane's rib shack and golden crust. and franchising employ about 20 million people in this country every year and it generates $2 trillion for this economy. it's a big industry and growing. and before we leave, i want to give you a little teaser. franchised only always involve dogs but we have one and i never miss an opportunity for a dog. you are more interested in those ribs than me, baby. but i'll tell you how this little guy is going to help detect moles in another franchising opportunity. so we'll see that coming up in

the next hour. back to you all. 8:41 on this friday morning. still ahead, the washington post going out guru is joining us to take a look at places happening throughout the weekend. and then we'll go out to augusta where tiger woods is two shots away from the lead. and fans on the ground are supportive but in the sky is a different story. we'll explain that. fox 5 morning news will be right back. @9

we welcome you back to fox 5 morning news. and this is what its cherry blossoms along the tidal basin look like this morning. they are well past peak bloom and last night's thunderstorms didn't help keep the blossoms on trees but that won't stop the party. this weekend the festival parade is happening and stephanie mary from the washington post going out guide joins us. and also some things for the grown ups just by themselves. good morning, it's nice to meet you. >> nice to be here. >> and the cherry blossom

parade is coming up. tell us why we should pack our kids on the metro and go on down. >> it's a two hour annual event and you'll see dancerred, marching bands, drummers here from a university in tokyo. so it's a big deal. and plus big floats which are popular with the kids and my favorite kermit the frog and so that should be good. >> the information is there for saturday. and the matt surry street festival tied into the cherry blossom festival? >> this is in the 50th year and it's just sort of this huge sprawling event at 12th and pennsylvania and you can get all kinds of things there. japanese food and drinks and a kids corner where there will be or ago ally and for the kids there will be the coreen beer

garden and the sauky tasting. >> and these are the family events at the cork ran family day. >> they have a new exhibit devoted to a photographer who did the stop motion animation of the horses galloping and the family theme is all about that and kids can make foot book animation and do optical illusion and musical stuff. and it should be great. >> and that's when they have the -- i was going to say technology, but you flipd it and it looks like a mirror. >> like in avatar. and that never gets old. and let's talk about the happy happy hour. >> and that's tonight and it is also japanese themes plus the textile museum has a japanese exhibit right now of amazing fashion. and so there will be -- it

should just be lovely. they'll be lining their garden with japanese lat earns -- lanterns and sauky also. >> and countdown to youries night. >> and that is a international event, celebrating youry gagon and the first chinese man into space. there will be a moon bounce for example. and plus an art exhibition with intergal act tick style art and a dance party and burlesque show. >> and you can get your cool events at the going out guide.com and we've linked that to our website at myfoxdc.com. and i was teasing stephanie. you can never change your last name from merry. >> i would never.

>> you at least have to hyphen ate it. >> okay. >> steve, back to you. now you can wear some the bling from the smithsonian. they will create a jewelry line with qvc and you can see that this fall and including earring, rings, bracelets and broaches. and this is down in florida. watch the man in the wheelchair. three men and one decided as a woman, and the man in the wheelchair jumped up and smashed glass and made off with half a million dollars in rolexs. police hope somebody will recognize the suspects from the video. and prince george's county need help identifying a man wanted for a robbery in forestville. police officers say he robbed

employer at the back of a steak house last month. anybody with information should give prince george's county police a call. this is just in now to the fox 5 news room. russian's foreign minister is urging a freeze in child adoption to u.s. after a boy was flown back to russia on his own after an adoption to the united states. there are reports an 8-year-old russian boy was flown back to russia saying his adoptive mother was returning him. fashion icon and take a look, would you dress like this guy? coming up at 9:00, talking about kim young ill. some say he's a major trend setter. >> does he say it? >> some of his people say it.

>> and she was a chart topper back if the day and we're talking about stacy latis. >> it looks like i'm seeing you on stage. >> she was the girl back in the '80s. >> we'll talk to her next when we come back. ♪

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welcome back at 8:54. oprah winfrey moving from days to nights to host a new show on cable. oprah's next chapter is an hour long show, showing her traveling around the world. it will air on her network and the talk show will end september of next year after the 25th season. in other tv news, the first family apparently digs american

idol. white house released this photo of the president and first lady for a taping of idol gives back. they will appear on the charity special this month. love to see candid pictures. >> i would have asked her when i had that interview. >> and it looks like the same outfit she was wearing so maybe that first day. and tiger woods plays his first round of golf after few months. but up in the sky a small plane over the master's saying, tiger, did you mean booty-ism. and he is just a shot behind the leader right now. and how is tiger being received

down there? we join justin e may. >> reporter: and down here on the ground, a warm welling and a standing ovation on the first tee and he was interacting with the fans. and he said he wanted to make an effort to do that. and he wanted to show his appreciation and he was smiling and interacting and it was a whole new tiger in that respect but the same tiger in another respect and that's his play out there. just two strokes after the lead many were worried if he couldn't make the cut. but he looks like he's in it to win it, steve. >> we talked with so many people over the last couple of months saying maybe he's pair down the emotions. i didn't watch much but i saw his ego on 15 but he saw the same old tiger and throwing the arm up in the air and giving some high fives and he's looks

the same on the course. >> and the only thing that was different is the fan interaction and friendly with the fans who support him. he said after his rounce he appreciated the reaction he got. as far as the competition he's been spraying balls all over the fairways but he seems to be the same old tiger once the competition started. he'll take the course again today at 10:35 a.m. >> and let me ask you because you're down there covering aspects and i see where you are set up, one of the concerns was there would be so much media down there and not your typical mainstream media but the gossip stations following him around. how has it been from that aspect. >> reporter: well augusta is one of the tightest security and one of the toughest tickets to get into sports. a tough, limited credential and all of them issued months ago.

and it's the same people that get tickets every year. so the tmz's of the world aren't allowed. but tv trucks up and down this road but as far as getting inside and close to tiger, they haven't had that availability. it's the traditional sports media only allowed inside. >> tiger will tee off in about an hour and a half. shortly after we go off the air with fox 5 morning news. time to turn things over to tony and allison with the next hour of fox 5 morning news. just ahead, we'll analyze the new nike add with tiger woods in it. it is sparking a lot of talk. tiger isn't talking about it but some like it and some say it's creepy. does it do the job though, we're talking with an ad man about it. >> it's an interesting image

ad. and i'm very excited about this. stacy latissa, many of us haven't heard from her in 20 years or so, she's back and she's going to join us on the show this morning live here in the studio to talk about where she's been and what she's doing now. look at her as a kid performing. and also today is friday and ask allison day. the question is what has been my favorite moment or most fun thing that i've done here over the past decade now at fox 5 and i'm going to show you the actual clip and it was really early in my time and special for me and i was tearing up watching the clip. >> oh, really. i have not seen it. >> a lot of folks still talk to me about that. so nice time to show it because the question. >> looking forward to it. and in the meantime, tucker barnes has our forecast achanges. >> we have cooler temperatures and drier air moving in from the north and west